Sandinista Deception Hinders Nicaragua Election Funds
Our view accuses the Sandinista regime of blocking access to a $9 million U S fund for Nicaragua’s February 25 presidential vote. UNO leader Violeta Chamorro faces delays and bureaucratic hurdles while Ortega’s government taps $1 37 million. Monitors from UN EU and OAS may pressure for fairer democratic rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaragua
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro
National Opposition Union
UNO
Daniel Ortega
Central Bank of
U.S
Ortega
United Nations
Western Europe
Organization of American States
United States
Mr. Ortega
Whom knows Whom cares
A reader questions the use of whom in a headline and the editor defends it. The piece discusses grammar purists and examples from newspapers, arguing that whom is fading but not yet dead. It cites Webster and Shakespeare, notes readers’ reactions, and ends with the quip Whom knows Whom cares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City & State
Birmingham
Ala
Post-Herald
Lewis Grizzard
Long Island
Newsday
Erie
Winston-Salem
N.C
Spy
Parade Supplement
Parade
Erie Times
Cuy & State
Webster's New Dictionary of
Shakespeare
English First
Don Edwards
Tampa
Fla
the Tribune
Ham News
Bo Jac
Birmingham News
Bo Jackson
New Castle
Ind
Courier-Times
Linda
Northwest
Public Says Congress May Approve Stronger Clean Air Act
The article notes a battle between business groups and environmentalists over a revamped Clean Air Act. Projections vary from high costs to substantial health benefits, with public opinion leaning toward environmental protection as Congress considers a stronger law this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Sriram da Ateee
Clair
Ronald
George Bush
Senate
George
Mitchel
The
New York Times
CBS News Pol
A Thesis Plays Out In South Africa
A veteran journalist traces Africa’s post colonial path from Ethiopia to South Africa, arguing against majority rule as a universal ideal. The piece links Haile Selassie, Kenyatta, Tolbert, and Mandela to a critique of Western liberalism and Marxist influence, urging resistance to ANC led rule. It views Africa’s independence outcomes as failures, warns against Soviet and American meddling, and frames South Africa’s struggle as power politics over democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
League of Nations
Benito Mussolini
Col
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Ethiopia
Tom ‘Mboya
Nairobi
Zambia
Zaire
Liberia
William R. Tolbert Jr
Monrovia
Samuel Doe
Nelson ‘Mandela
South Afria
F.W. de Klerk
Gatsha Buthelezi
Africa
Qdt
African National Congress
F Fathers
North America
South Africa
ANC
Joe Slovo
Nelson Mandela
West
Bush
China
James Burnham
Blue-Collar Mom Reclaims Lyons From Mob Ties
Judy Petrucci, a Chicago area mother and lawyer, led Lyons Illinois in a cleanup after decades of gambling prostitution and corruption. She faced threats and bombings but won as mayor with 74 percent, fired the corrupt officials, removed special badges, and restored pride and rising property values.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Midway Airport
Lyons
Ill
Sodom
Judy Petrucci
Judy
Petrucci
al Capone
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James J. Kilpatrick
Associated Press
South Carolina
Nicio
Jim Jobeo
Wenty
Richard Nixon
Sahara
Kenya
Katanga
Ivory Coast
Patrick J. Buchanan
Tribune Media Services
Paul Harvey
Los Angeles Times
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